Thread: SPARC Ultra 5
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Old 01-16-2008, 04:09 PM
john o goyo
 
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Default Re: SPARC Ultra 5

* Me * wrote:
> "Edward Hayes-Hall" <e.hayeshall@mchsi.com> wrote in message
> newsPuKf.780975$x96.734406@attbi_s72...

[...]
> >Is there anything that inherently prohibits me from putting a Seagate
> > drive bigger than 20Gb into the Ultra5 -

[...]
>
> If I recall all the discussions on this topic (within this group), the limit
> is 120 GB ... due to the 137 GB limit on the HD controller.
>
> So ... you should have not problems with the 80 or 120 GB you were
> mentioning.


A further note the above: When I replaced the drive in my Ultra 5, I
recall being advised to stay away from PC-specific drives that were not
ATA/133 (or less) compatible. Unfortunately, I cannot find the source
of the warning. (This does not apply to the ones above as they are
ATA/100.)

john
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